October 2021 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
October 2021

Note — This list includes reported sightings from Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed, in addition to unusual seabirds such as Albatross and Brown Boobies. California Sea Lions are mentioned only if numbers or behavior are of interest. Harbor Seals and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching trips, are not included in the list.

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Date	#	Type of Animal(s)
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10/31 2:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (pec slapping)

10/31 10 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (feeding, breaching)
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

10/30 10 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales (kelping)

10/29 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales (cow+calf, Aurora and Fluke Skywalker)
	12	Harbor Porpoise

10/28 10 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales ( including cow+calf Aurora and Fluke Skywalker)

10/27 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales

10/26 10 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

10/23 10 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	140	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Northern Fur Seals

10/23 8 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
All Day	1	Blue Whale
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Blue Shark

10/22 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	1	Northern Fur Seal

10/21 10 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

10/20 10 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	2	Killer Whales (Orcas – CA136 & CA179)

10/19 10 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (feeding)
	10	Bottlenose Dolphins
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

10/18 10 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Bottlenose Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

10/17 10 a.m.	33	Humpback Whales
	50	Short-beaked Common Dolphins
	80	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	3	Bottlenose Dolphins

10/16 2:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

10/16 10 a.m.	19	Humpback Whales (double breach)
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

10/16 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (friendly, spyhop)
	6	Harbor Porpoise

10/16 8 a.m.	33	Humpback Whales
All Day	350	Risso’s Dolphins
	9	Harbor Porpoise

10/15 10 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales (Orcas – CA50B, CA49C + calf, CA122B + family)
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

10/14 10 a.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

10/13 10 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales (feeding)
	20	Bottlenose Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

10/10 1:30 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales (feeding, friendly behavior)

10/10 10 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Harbor Porpoise

10/10 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

10/9 10 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

10/9 8 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales (breaching, lunging)
All Day	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

10/8 10 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

10/7 10 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins (trumpet blowing and feeding)

10/6 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

10/5 2:30 p.m.	23	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

10/5 10 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	400	Common Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

10/5 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	400	Common Dolphins
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

10/4 10 a.m.	19	Humpback Whales (feeding)
	40	Bottlenose Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

10/3 1:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins (nursery pod)

10/3 10 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales (feeding)
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

10/3 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	85	Risso’s Dolphins

10/2 10 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	500	Risso’s Dolphins

10/2 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	25	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

10/2 8 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales (breaching, feeding)
All Day	115	Risso’s Dolphins

10/1 10 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, including Google)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

Humpback Whale kelping photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale kelping (October 30, 2021)

Harbor Porpoise photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Porpoise (October 29, 2021)

Northern Fur Seal photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Fur Seal (October 22, 2021)

Anchovies photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Anchovies (October 21, 2021)

Risso's Dolphin Casper photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin Casper (October 21, 2021)

Great Blue Heron photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron (October 20, 2021)

Breaching Mola Mola photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Mola Mola (October 17, 2021)

Risso's Dolphin with baby photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin with baby (October 16, 2021)

Killer Whales including calves (October 15, 2021)

Sea Otter with baby photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter with baby (October 14, 2021)

Bottlenose Dolphins close to shore (October 13, 2021)

Brown Pelican photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelican (October 10, 2021)

Dall's Porpoise photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Dall’s Porpoise (October 9, 2021)

Harbor Seal resting on a rock (October 6, 2021)

Bow-riding Pacific White-sided Dolphins
(October 6, 2021)

Common Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Common Dolphin (October 5, 2021)

Salps - barrel-shaped gelatinous invertebrates that use muscle contractions to shoot water through their bodies to move forward photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Salps – barrel-shaped gelatinous invertebrates that use
muscle contractions to shoot water through their
bodies to move forward (October 5, 2021)